That is the danger we now face. And this is why the intermixing of science and politics is a bad combination, with a bad history. We must remember the history, and be certain that what we present to the world as knowledge is disinterested and honest.

I was raised with the idea that if you're not smart enough to do science you can do politics.

Sometimes I think man needs to feel a special position within nature, and this leads him to believe that he is either specially hated by other animals or specially cherished. Instead of the truth, which is that he's just another animal on the plain. A smart one, but just another animal.

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.

There isn't any delusion. It is absolutely clear that this body energy is a genuine phenomenon of some kind.

Story of our species...everyone knows it's coming, but not so soon.

Keep working. Don't wait for inspiration. Work inspires inspiration. Keep working.